. Review of reviews and world's work. ssion of regret, with promiseof reparation, by the Czar, and the moderatethough firm attitude of Prime Minister Balfourand Secretary Lansdowne, with the full supportof lving Edward, were fortunately permitted toprevail instead of the jingoism and belligerenceof the populace and press of both near to war Great Britain and Bussia werein the four days of the intensity of the incidentmay be inferred from the fact that the ships ofLord Beresfords Channel squadron had theirdecks cleared for action, and the London popu-lace was clamoring that the Cz

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. Review of reviews and world's work. ssion of regret, with promiseof reparation, by the Czar, and the moderatethough firm attitude of Prime Minister Balfourand Secretary Lansdowne, with the full supportof lving Edward, were fortunately permitted toprevail instead of the jingoism and belligerenceof the populace and press of both near to war Great Britain and Bussia werein the four days of the intensity of the incidentmay be inferred from the fact that the ships ofLord Beresfords Channel squadron had theirdecks cleared for action, and the London popu-lace was clamoring that the Czars mad dogfleet be stopped. It is true that Admiral SirJohn Fisher, the first lord of the British admi-ralty, was declared to have seized upon theNorth Sea incident as the psychological mo-ment to test the nerves as well as the efficiencyof the British navy in a rapid mobilization withwar in the air. The fact remains that the slight-est indiscretion on the part of a Russian or Brit-ish officer would have precipitated actual

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